Combustion-engine.



A. WINNIER.

GOMBUSTION ENGINE.

APPLIGATION FILED 111111.22, 1911.

1,066,564, Patented July 8,1913.

2 SHEETS-'SHEET 1.

, 5111.31 wko?,

A. WINNIER.

COMBUSTION ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 22, 1911.

Patented July 8, 1913.

@50i/Immo@ W MM UNITED s'rnfrps PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT WINNIEB, or Doncnnsrna, MAssAo'HUsETTs.

i coMBUscrIoN-ENGINE.

Specicatlon of LettersPatent."

' Patented July s, 1913.

To all 'whom it may concern.:

"Be known that I, ALBERT WrNNmn, a citizen of the United States,- and a resident of Dorchester, county of'Suiolk, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combustion- Engines, of which the vfollowing is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates more particularly to a class of combustion engines 'of the four-v cycle type.

My invention has for its .object primarily to provide a hydrocarbon internal combustion engine of a four-cycle type whichis adapted for use to ropel automobiles, wagons, carts, boats and) the like, and' which is so constructed that charges' of the'mot'ive p agent admitted into the compression chamber may be exploded 'at every alternate revolution of the crank-shaft; and to provide a `1 combustion engine wherein the parts thereof are of a simplified form 'so that'when assembled` and in operation will permit of being economically lubricated and which are not susceptible of -being easily 'damaged or Another object of the invention is-to?l pro- A vide new and novel forms of valves for the inlet and 'outlet ports wherein forms of slides are employed which are adapted to .effectually control the admission of the l. charges olf-'the motive agent into the comfpression chamber and allow a thorough dibygpplying thereto certainl parts' from another engine, if desired.

A practical embodiment of lthe invention 1s represented 'in the accompanying drawf ing forming a part of this-specification 'in 1- which' similar characters of reference indif .cate .corresponding parts l1n all Vthe views,

' *ithesaid @wenn .being-moge' fully deacribedheeinafter and then pointed out iniheappendn" nains,

.In thel drawing, Figure fis a longitudinal vertical section through one form-lt combustionfengineembodying my invention.;

`F ig. 2 is a view gf one facevof'one of the back-plates of-tlie valves of the engine. Fig. 3 isaV section taken on the line II-II vof Fig. 2. 4 is a section taken on the line III- ,IIIf-of Fi .12. Fig. 5 illustrates a plate o one of t e slides of the valves of the engine. Fig. 6 is a section, partl in detail, taken on the line VIII-VIIIy of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a view of one face ofone of the intermediate plates of the valves of the engine. Fig. 8 isa section taken on the line IV--IV of Fig. 7 Fig. "9 is ase'ction taken on the line V-V of Fig. 7. Fig.` 10 is a view of one face of one of the slides of the valves of the engine. F ig. 11 is a section taken on. the line IXTLX of Fig. 1o. Fig. 12 is a view of oneffaee of one ol the front plates of the valvesof the engine, and Fig. 13, is a. section taken on the luie VTI-VI of Fig. 12.

The combustion engine 10'has a cylinder 11 which' is preferably vertically disposed in my type engine, and upon the upper end of said cylinderV is provided a headI or cap 12 which may be formed integral with or separate from the cylinder. Spaced apart from the walls 13 and 14 of the cylinder and head, respectively, is an outer jacketl and 16 so as to provide chambers 17 and 18 which are preferably arranged soas to communicate with each other for circulating -water therethrough whereby the -cylinder may be kept at a proper working temperature. Provided upon`the lower endV of the cylinderf 11 is a crank-casing 19 which mayA be of the usual or any preferred form or may consist of a plurality of parts, in order to Permit access to the crank-pit l20 therein when ifi is desired to clean or repair the 1 engine and said crank-casing has oppositely directed extensions 1 9il and 19". Journaled substantially midway of two of the' opposed walls of the crank-casing 19 and between the extreme ends of the extensions 19a and 19b is a. crank-shaft 21 of a crank 22 comprising plates 23 connected by a transverse' crank-p in 25 having held thereto one end of aconnecting rod 26, At the opposite end of the connecting rod 26 is a Wristpin- 27, and upon said is a piston 28' adapted tofr'eci rocate 1n the cylinder 11.

Above the piston 28, in the cylinderoll is. a combustion chamber 29 in which the gaseous-fuel is' compressed prior to explosion, and in the'. head 12. is.a,threaded opening 30 for receptionof a spark plug ori niting device as 31, of anyjsuxtable-jform'w ich an upper part.` @tithe Cy may be adaptedv to explodcthe vgasecn1--fuel within the combusti hndel'l i s rovide'd an intake' port 32"ffcr admission'o charges o'f the'motiveag'ent intothe .combustion `cha'mb'jerf29 .and 1n the upper'fpart 'o f'said .cylmderoppdsite to the intakeport 32 vis an outlet .poit'thrqugh which 1s exhausted said compression chamber tojbe directly eic-V the exploded Yproducts-0f vcombusa-0n:from

. the chamher'ga U .on the-cylinder. l1; ana

i flatffaces34and' 35 upon which. are

aurron'ntjlivlgA thin et por't3'2. and exhaust Port. 33 ww. Prdvided substantially rectand-valve's 3.6 fand37 for controlling the inlet of the charges 'of the motive agent 'into the compressionfchamber 29 Vand to permit hausted :ofl the "exploded 4products Ofcom; bustion.` y l Each ofthelvalves'Bti `andi-37 are alilre in vao formation and size;I and. are adapted tobe operated consecutively at alternate'-revolu I` y tions of'the crank-shaft' 21.-,L1Each-ofthe valves. 36 and 37 Ihasga ca singf38vand138.

^ 'which is substantiallyrectangnlar in'. shape," 35,

and is preferably composedof.Vv a bac'lplate,

- 39-and39., an intermediate-plate 40. and 40%,

provided therebetween, und. the.; plates '39,

. 40, 41? of the valve. 37 are 'likewise formed..v sfo-vasto provide chambers,` as. 44 .and .45

therebetween vlwhen assembled as'. will be .hereinafter I'npre fully'described.` Each of'. thebackplates 39 and 39* has a flat face 46E .which abuts againstthe flat faces 34 and-35,.

respectively, o'f the cylinder 11. In prox rovide .a narrow backfPlates 39 vand -39. As shown-1in the drawlng, the lower'partof the recessed'face .48 of each of .the back-plates 39 and 3.9"is

provided a second recess 50 which'communicatas with' the recess 48; andone edge of each of'sad second recesses at respectively.

Vone ofthe -marginal edges of the openings vor ports 47 of said back-plates.

Connected to each of the back-plates 39 Y and'39 -are the intermediate-plates 40 and 40. 'Api' roximatelymidway of each of the-.

tangllar in vshape-"and registers with the port 47. of Upon t v heface 520i .each .of thinternedi ate-plates 4 0 and 40a Vwhich'"adjoinj's' thebacle.

plates39fand is formed an oval flangc52' .which is of a-diinension-`to snugly fit rivithin` plates. Adjacent'to theupper curvedend.

of the flange 52 i'sf an elongated opening 53,'

and between thev -rectangular opening `or port 51 ahd. thelwer curved end of said .flange is aisecond elongated o ening 54. l In the opposite lface of each-o theinterr'nediate-plates 40 and 40a is `prov-idedra subs'tantiallyoval recess 5 5 which is of Athes'ame dimensions as.: the space. interiorly ofthe flange 52, lW'hen the,intermediatefplatesf40` and 40 are connected to the back-plates 39 and 39, as above-described, thev chambers 42` of 'the valves 3 6' and j37. are vprovided'by the space interior-'1y ofthe flange 52. of each vof t e .intermediat'eplate's and therecesses 48-v a'nd 50.0f each of Saidback-plates.y l

Upotrthe'faceofeach of theinterlnediateplates 40 aindOini'which- 'is-formed the reheldl the frontplates 41..'and 41, Each lof the frontaplatcs Y4l j and 41"isgofgreter'thicknessdimette; in l termediateiplats 4o-'and' 40 and* the back-1 lates`39and 395'. In the facefof efach :of the ont-plates v41 and -L41which abuts against.V

the internit'ediateplatesVV .is providedl a deep recess .57. which, forms the 'chambers 43 and -45 of the valves'36.1'ind37.v A`bossl58 isprovided substantially centrally offeach'of fthe' front-plates 4,51 'and l4.1,*andsaidv bossextends through. the'recess .57 to a` distance so that the peripheraledge thereof is lnah'nementwith the corresponding faces-of said.

front-plates and through the boss '58V is formed a rectangular opening. or port 59 which registers: with the p ort 510i eachof the intermediate-plates 40 and 40. Throughl the lower wall d-f each. of the front-plates 41 and 41 is an opening 60 which leads into the' chambers. 43 and 45 of the valves 36 and 37,

and upon the face' ofl each of said frontplates opposite to 'the face thereof which l abuts vagainst 'the 1intermediate plates` are pipes 6I and 61,e'ach havingailange,-as 61, which may'bebolted or otherwise connected tothe front-plates 41 and 41, respectively. @The pipe v61 leads to thecarbureter from .which 'the charges of motive agent are` ob- -tained and passes through the port 59 of ithe front-plate 41, through. the

ort 5'1'of theintermediate-plate 40, througi the port V-termediateplates 40, L10"*and"'ifront-plates 41,

41 when assembled :to for-'in t-hevcasin'gs 38 and 3S of:the valves 36 and-37, vrespectively, iti-:each vof said plates` at the vedges thereof are :provided a plurality of lopenings :61b

.through v vlrihmay befpassed bolts for connecting said plates togethe'n Each of the`valves36 `and `37 'is provided, with a plurality :of slides, .21562, 63 and 62a,1 63a. The vslides '6 2\ and 63am .adapted to;

controlthe intake :the valve 36 to cylinder 11, andthe slides -62a and 63a are adapted .to control the :outlet from said zcyl inde'r through the-valve 37. The slides 62 and 62a arealike ini-ormation .and each consists preferablyv of ain :elongated :plate 64 having tapered or cone-shaped ends 65 and A-66. 'Centrallyofthe-upper part of each ofthe elongated .plates l64 is a rectangular Aopening 67. Through the rectangular openngor port 67 ofthe slide 62 isadrni'tted` the .tangular openingor port 67 of the slide62a motive agent whensaid --rectangulakr port in'fregister vwith the'port 47 of Athe back-A plate A39 of the' valve 36 .and fthroug'h .the rec is driven .the `exhaust when said opening or portis in register with the port. 47 Iof the. fbackrplate 39a of the valve 37;I Theupper partof one lof .each-of theslides 62 .and 62a is planed to:l approximately :half` ofsi-tsthickness sopas' to, provide a .projecting lower part- 65 which Visiseated; in the Vsecond recess 5.0

flu-'hen the "engine, is'Y in operation. The

Vslidesg63 and 63a arealso 'similarly formed, and each is composed of an'elonga-ted plate 68 'having tapered. -or coneshaped ends 69 and 70, llfidway ,ofthe upper part of 'each i of the elongated plates 68 is' a rectangular opening or port 71;. Through the rectangular opening or :port is admitted the motive agent when saidopenin'g or'portis in register Wit-h the port= 5S) of the front-,plate 41 and the port 51"offthe intermediate-plate 40 of. the valve 36,'a1n-il through the rectangular opening or'port 71'of lthe slide 631'is driven 1. the exhaust when said opening or port is in register with the port 51 of the intermediate-'plate 40a and the port 59 of the frontplate itl` of the vali'e 37. At a right angle from one face of the tapered end 70 of each of the elongated plates 68 is a projecting thenvthroiigh the I part or arm 71a and 71",

g 713,71" are stuftingboxes' l81, 81a 'and held 84, 84 and 8.3, 85

and disposed at a right angle from `the free end of each of the projecting parts or arms 71a, 7'1h and in an opposite direction to the upper part ot'i'each of said plates, is formed one end of an arm 72, 72a. Through eah of the arms 72, 72a is a threaded opening 73,73.` In order to compensate for" any wear upon the faces of the slides 62,7133- and 62, 63a resulting 'from Y I their reciproeatory. movement in the cham` bers 42, 43 and 44, 45 otv the valves andh75` 37., -respeetively,`the slides 62, 63 are conneeted by bolts 75, 75 passing throl-igh openings in opposite parts of the lslides 62,63, and theslides 622,63a are similarly eonneet- A. ed by bolts 76, 76A passing through openings. in opposite. parts ot the slides 62 and 633.*- The bolts 75, 75a and 76 76a have one end fastened to the slides 62 and 62;", 'resper-` i tively. The other end of each of the bolts" is threaded, and upon said threaded vends is screwed nuts 77, 77 a and 78, 7 84. Encircling 4each of: the bolts 75, 75a and between the nuts 77 77a and the slide 63 of the. 'valve 36 are springs l79, 79 and saidfsprings normally serve to .yieldingly force the'slides 62 and 63 `toward each other, and encirclingV each of the bolts 76,` 76 and between the f' nuts 78, 78a and the slide 63a of the valve 37 i, are springsk 80, 80 also ',normally servingto vtorce the'slide's 6 2?, 63a towardfeach vother'.

Upon the ends of the arms 72, 722l and-op!` posit-e to the ends thereof held to the arms@ v.said stutlingboX-es as well asin the-threaded Y o )eninffs 73 73a of'each of the arms 72,.'72a`v is the threadedend of .arod, as 8,2, 82?,.2'? f -The stuffing' boxes 81", 81a andthe arms 72, 1 72 of the slides 63,- 63a are 'movable 'inl` the upon the underside Aof'each ofsaid `front-- plates is held one end of a bracket '83, 83%

vies

Each of the brackets 83, 83a have .two armsT i and at the opposite ends l of the arms of said brackets 'are-guides '86 and 87', each of which has anopening there; through for the vertical reciprocatory'movelment therein of the lowerA part of the rods" 'l 82.82% In the top of each ofthe-eXtensionS 19"a 'and 19 of the-crank-casing 19 are pro- `1,15 ings upon each of said extensionsis heldfk one end of a vertically disposed housingor` vided openings 88 and 89 and at the opencasing 90, 90"". The opposite end of eacho't` the housings 90, 90a is tapered 'and connected,

'to each of the guides 86 and 87. The rods 8i', 82l extend' Within the housings 90, 90, and the end therein of each of said rods is pivoted, as at 91, 91 by a knuckle `ioint or otherwise to one end of. the rods 92. 92. Parallel with the crank-shaft 21 and journaled in opposite walls ofthe'extensions lil and 19b are counter-shafts, 93, 93a each haring a Wrist interposed in a part thereof within the said extensions, and upon the wrists are eccentrics 94, 94a whichare pro vided upon the opposite end of each of the rods 92, 92a. 'Each ofthe counter shafts 93, 93a extends beyond one wall of theextensions 19SVL and 19h of the crank-casingA 19, and

upon the extended parts of said shafts are gear wheels' 95, 95, respectively, and upon the crankshaft 21 of the engine is a gear wheel 96 which V meshes with both of the gear 1 Y 'half the diameter of the gear wheels 95, 95 so that when rotated to make one i-evolution .by the crank-shaft 21 the gear-wheels 95, 95 will make one-half a revolution.

As shown in Fig. 1 the eccentrics 94, 94

, are arranged' lso .that the'valves 36' and37 will open and .close at alternate revolutions of the. counter .shafts 93, 93?, therefore, withv each stroke of the rods 92,92* and the rods' 82, 82 the slides 62, 63 and .62,63Il will re-f ciproeate within thechambers 42, 43 and 44, 45 of thevalves 86 and 37, and said valves will lthereby admit in to the compression chamber 29 the motiveagentthroughthe intake-port 82'of the cylinder 11 and allow. the

' 1f parting from the principle'o'r'- Aof the advantages ofv the inventi`- I 'reserve to' myself'vthe right f ing myself` thereto, as Iiamaware'tha "thereof,

exploded products of combustiong'to `be exhausted from said chamber throughthe outU let port 33 of the cylinder at .alte lutions of the crank-shaft 21-."". In the foregoing description bodied the preferredv form'of but I do not wish to be'understood vfications may bev madejthere'in changes as fairly fall .withi i' Having thus described my invention, l.I

`claim as new and 'des'ire secure by Letters Patent:

' 1. I n a combustion engine, -the combinatin with a cylinder havlnganiintake port and an outlet port in 'its upper end, of two valve casings providedupon'theextrior of the cylinder, one of saidcasings having an Yintake"v port which communicates with the easingsbelng: provided with a of chambers therein; a plurality o slides intake port of the cylinder and the other easing having an outletportcommumcatm with the outlet port of said cylinder, bfth ura each movably held in fone of the chambers r 'of each of the casings, means connecting the slides of each of the casings, and means prolvided upon one of the slides of eachcasing' soasrto valve casin'gs provided upon the eaterior the cylinder, each of the casings'comprisingA a plurality of plates-and having a plurality of chambers therein, vsaid plates having a" common port therethrough, one of said ports communicatin with the` intake port of the cylinder and t e other port Communi--;

cating with 'theoutlet port: of Athe 'tylinderg a plurality of slides, each "movablyheldFinii one of the chambers' 0f each rofthe-" 3A iii i SaS-as means vconnecting the slides of each' casing," i

and adapted vto -yieldinglyi' force the"- slides -j toward each `other, and provided" upon one of the slides `of each ,casinfg` so as'f to permit all the slides'off'one:casing-.Ito bereciprocated alternatelywjththe reciprocation ofv the slides of the other .casing when the engine is operated.

'3.l In a combustionengine, the combination with a cylinder-havinganintake port and an outlet port in itsupper'end, of two` valve .casings providedupon the exterior off' the cylinder, and each having two chambers therein, one of said casings having an intakeport which communicates'with the intake port of the cylinder and the othercasing having an outlet port which communicates with' the outlet port of the cylinder, two i chambers of one'l of the casings and having' openings therethrough adapted` tobe regis-1A :'tered with the intake of one valve, "two slides-),each movably held in the chambers ofthe second casing, and havingopenings .therethrough adapted to be Vregistered with the outletof'the second oasing,"mean`s connecting both of the slides in veach casing whereby .each pair of the Aslides mayA be moved infi'nisoman a'rm provided-upon one of the slides neach casing, and means pro.

vided upon each of-said arms so as tofper- Slides, each movably held Vin one of ,the

los'.

mitthe slides o-one-casing to be reciprocated alternately with the reciprocation' of' the slides Vof the other casing when the Vengine is operated.

` 4. In a combustion engine, the combina--t tion with a cylinder having an' intake .port and an outlet port in its upper end, of two valve casings provided upon the exterior off the cylinder and each having two chambers "therein, one of said casings havingan intake port which communicates with the intake -port.7of\" tl 1e cylinde;1 and the other casing having'an`outlet port whichj'communicates with the outlet port of the c linder, two" slidesfeach move le in one of e chambers 'of one of the casings. and having openings therethrough adapted to' be registered with the intake of one casing, two slides, each movable in the chambers of the second cas-lv andv having openings therethrough in adpted" to be registered with the outlet of Vthe second casing, bolts connecting the slides of each of the casina,

'each of the bolts an normally serving to a spring encircling v .Vfoce the slides of each Casing toward @am T his: specicatlo signed an witnessed other, and means provlded upon one 0f H10 thm twentieth day o f March A. U. 1911.

slides of 'each casing so as to lmrmit the slides of one casing w bc recplfofmted 'ali'er- LBER' XVINNIER' mately] with the recprocatin of the sldeb' ViimeSses:

of the otherv Casing who-n the engine is BORT. B. Auo'm,

operated. W. S. HAUTAU.

Copies of this pagtent may be obtand for ve cents leah, by addressing the Commissioner of Pateht, Washington, D. C. 

